Legal Opinion
Philip Joseph Wiegand v. Honorable William H. Seaver, County Judge, Dade City, Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1974No. 74-1086PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of the facial constitutionality of Florida’s breach of the peace and disorderly conduct statute, F.S. 877.03.
Philip Joseph Wiegand pleaded nolo contendere to a charge that on August 8, 1973 he “did then and there engage in such conduct as to constitute disorderly conduct, to-wit: by using the words ‘goddamn son-of-a-bitch’ and causing a disturbance in the bar” Before sentencing by the state trial court, Wiegand petitioned federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus, 1 28 U.S.C. § 2255, challenging the facial validity of F.S. 877.03…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by30 opinions
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